scholarly journals Corporate Social Responsibility and Science Social Responsibility – In Search of Analogy

2020 ◽  
Vol 1/2020 (32) ◽  
pp. 108-120
Author(s):  
Marcin Żemigała ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Social Responsibility ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
Scientific Research ◽  
Bibliographic Database ◽  
Development Research ◽  
Stage Of Development ◽  
Research Questions ◽  
Corporate Social ◽  
Further Development

The aim of the article is to identify the analogy between corporate social responsibility (CSR) and science social responsibility (SSR) on the basis of scientific research. Five research questions were formulated regarding trends in research in these two areas. Data for analyzes were obtained from the global bibliographic database Scopus and related to scientific articles from 1937 to 2019. The main analogies were identified. Scientific research in both areas began in the same period and is carried out mainly in social and management sciences. However, discrepancies have also been identified. Research on CSR has developed far more than SSR, which is still at an early stage of development. Research on CSR is conducted in leading countries in the scientific and academic arena, and SSR rather in countries entering it. CSR has knowledge sharing platforms in the form of reputable, profiled journals, while SSR research is published in journals of lower reputation and with general rather than strictly SSR profiles. Research in the field of CSR is detailed and more often cited, while those related to SSR are general and less frequently cited. After all, research from both areas seems to be promising and worth further development.

scholarly journals Does CSR Activity Amount to Socially Responsible Management?

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. John Foster
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Social Responsibility ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Annual Reports ◽  
Socially Responsible ◽  
Responsible Management ◽  
Exploratory Investigation ◽  
Research Questions ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Corporate Social

AbstractIn essence firms or companies are usually thought to exist to make products for or provide services of some sort to third parties, other companies or individuals. The philosophical question which naturally arises then is ‘to the benefit of whom should a firm’s activities be aimed?’ Possible answers include the owners of the firm, the firm’s employees or wider society, the firm’s local community or their host nation. It is because of firms’ location within a wider society that the issue of corporate social responsibility arises. The issue is do they contribute in a positive way to the fabric of society. In this paper we conduct an exploratory investigation whose research questions, broadly, are whether there is public evidence of corporate social responsibility activity by firms listed in the UK and to what extent, if any, such activities may amount to genuinely socially responsible management by the firms. We examined the most up to date annual reports of a split sample of 36 firms listed in the FTSE 350. The short answers to the two research questions above are: to some degree and no by some margin, based on data from the sample firms.

scholarly journals Corporate social responsibility on the example of L’Oréal Polska

2021 ◽  
Vol 199 (1) ◽  
pp. 73-85
Author(s):  
Magdalena Raftowicz ◽  
Adriana Kryk ◽  
Izabela Kurtyka-Marcak
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Social Responsibility ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
The Future ◽  
On Line ◽  
Line Survey ◽  
Corporate Social ◽  
Further Development ◽  
Taking Responsibility ◽  
Forward Looking

The article aims to assess the benefits of implementing the corporate social responsibility (CRS) concept in enterprises and attempts to examine its impact on society and the environment. The analysis of the effectiveness of investments related to CSR was carried out based on literature review and own research (on-line survey) on the example of L’Oréal Polska. The conclusions from the research confirm the existence of numerous profits related to the implementation of CSR initiatives undertaken by the company. Considering own actions in a forward-looking way and taking responsibility for them shows that CSR is a bridge between the present and the future of business. Therefore, the further development of this concept can be forecasted.

scholarly journals Attitude and Motives Towards Corporate Social Responsibility in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (11) ◽  
pp. 63
Author(s):  
Rawan Al Mohanna ◽  
Lama Al-Kayed
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Corporate Social Responsibility ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Small Firms ◽  
Large Firms ◽  
Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia ◽  
Research Questions ◽  
Corporate Social ◽  
Contemporary Approach

This paper explores the attitudes of large and small firms’ managers toward Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the motivations behind the implementation of such an initiative. The research revealed a gap in the minute number of studies exploring CSR practices the kingdom’s SMEs. There was a further gap in the managers’ motives towards CSR within the same region. As a way of responding to the four proposed research questions, the researchers surveyed 52 SME and large firms. Ideally, the results showed that large firms pursue traditional CSR practices and record their activities unlike SMEs, which follow a contemporary approach to CSR, with little regard to recording their activities. In addition, large firms significantly perceive CSR as an obligation, while SMEs rely on their board of management’s beliefs. This paper provides an insight for the policymakers to adopt different approaches for large and small firms in their implementation of CSR practices in pursuance of satisfactory reports.

scholarly journals Sustaining Community-University Collaborations: The Durham University Model

2011 ◽  
Vol 4 ◽  
pp. 218-231 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew Russell ◽  
Andy Cattermole ◽  
Ray Hudson ◽  
Sarah Banks ◽  
Andrea Armstrong ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Social Responsibility ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Public Engagement ◽  
Community Outreach ◽  
Community Partnerships ◽  
The Future ◽  
Corporate Social ◽  
The University ◽  
Future Vision ◽  
Further Development

Durham University has initiated a community outreach and engagement program based on an evolving multifaceted model. This article analyses the components of the model and looks at how our work at Durham has become increasingly embedded in the structures and processes of the university as it has developed. The strengths and weaknesses in what has been achieved are highlighted, as is the future vision for the further development of this innovative community-university program. Keywords Public engagement; community partnerships; employer supported volunteering; corporate social responsibility

scholarly journals Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting Practices in the Banking Sector of Nepal

2013 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 61-78 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kshitiz Upadhyay-Dhungel ◽  
Amar Dhungel
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Social Responsibility ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Banking Sector ◽  
International Comparisons ◽  
Reporting Practices ◽  
Csr Reporting ◽  
Leading Role ◽  
Stage Of Development ◽  
Economic Developments ◽  
Corporate Social

Financial institutions not only influence the profit/loss of its shareholders but also drive the economy of the whole nation. So it should be concerned about its social obligation and responsibilities. Social responsibility refers to the obligation of a firm, beyond the required by law of economics, to pursue long-term goals that are good for society. The idea that firms, corporations, and other organizations have social responsibilities leads to the development of the concept labelled as “Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)” and has evoked widespread interests and concerns both in business and among academicians. Banking sector is under massive pressure from its shareholders, investors, media, as well as its customers to carry out business in a socially responsible and ethical manner. This descriptive study attempts to analyse CSR reporting practices in banking sector of Nepal. For the purpose, ten commercial banks and 4 development banks were selected randomly and their website was scanned to collect data developing a Report Sheet. The total CSR reports were outlined and categorized into different groups. Later on quantitative analysis was also performed and presented using suitable statistical techniques. This study found that CSR is not mandatory in Nepal and all the banks that have made the disclosure of social responsibility have done it in voluntary basis. Among the disclosed information education, training and welfare of underprivileged; arts/heritage and culture protection; contribution to associations, clubs and other organizations; contributions to healthcare and environment; etc were the most commonly reported CSR activities. Child and women developments, religious activity, games and sports activities, blood donations were also among the thrust area for CSR reporting. The disclosures were mostly qualitative with exception of donation and sponsorship amounts. The analysis also shows that most of the Nepalese banks, especially public sector banks, do not mentyion CSR explicitly on their websites. This study strongly recommends the development of uniform standards and framework for reporting of CSR activities, which could be applied to compare it at national levels with other banks and/or industries as well as for the international comparisons. Bank can play a leading role to establish the CSR concepts in Nepalese business and corporations. It is expected that this paper will stimulate more studies in this direction. More such studies should be conducted, especially on developing countries like Nepal, where CSR is at an infant stage of development. In addition to tracing the trend of social disclosure, impacts of social and economic developments on CSR practices, there is also a need to develop a framework for CSR reporting. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/bj.v3i1.7511 Banking Journal Vol.3(2) 2013 pp.61-78

scholarly journals Institutional Linkages with the State and Organizational Practices in Corporate Social Responsibility: Evidence from China

2017 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 539-573 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jianhua Ge ◽  
Wei Zhao
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Social Responsibility ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
Practice Variation ◽  
The State ◽  
Institutional Pressures ◽  
Organizational Practices ◽  
Institutional Authority ◽  
Institutional Linkages ◽  
Corporate Social

ABSTRACTTo deepen our understanding of organizations’ heterogeneous responses to institutional demand, we develop a ‘relational complexity’ argument to highlight organizations’ diverse institutional linkages as another important source of practice variation. We argue that diverse relations between organizations and the institutional authority can filter distinct institutional pressures and expectations, shape organizational interpretations of environmental demands, and thus trigger heterogeneous organizational practices. We adopt this theoretical framework and distinguish two types of institutional linkages with the state to understand different adoption patterns in corporate social responsibility (CSR) in its early stage of diffusion in China. Based on a national survey dataset consisting of 1,268 firms, our analyses show that firms having a stronger bureaucratic linkage with the state tend to focus on more visible external-oriented CSR practices. In contrast, those firms forming a closer partnership with the state through political or semi-political associations are more likely to take more extensive adoptions by further developing internal CSR structures. This study enriches the institutional analyses by shifting our attention to the relational dynamics between organizations and institutional authority as a key source of practice variation. It also has important implications to the research and practices of CSR in emerging economies.

scholarly journals A Contextual Review on the Evolution of Corporate Social Responsibility

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 136 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tan Seng Teck ◽  
Selvamalar Ayadurai ◽  
William Chua
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Social Responsibility ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Precise Definition ◽  
Contextual Approach ◽  
Contextual Reasoning ◽  
Stage Of Development ◽  
Contextual Influence ◽  
Critical Insight ◽  
Corporate Social ◽  
Relative Concept

This article attempts the perilous tasks of reviewing corporate social responsibility. Reviewing those literatures is a notorious challenge because corporate social responsibility has developed inconsistently. Authors that insist a precise definition are often disappointed because corporate social responsibility is a relative concept. It has never assumed a stagnated role. To encaptivate this review, this article peruses corporate social responsibility from a contextual approach. It reviews the development of corporate social responsibility at every stage of its evolution by addressing three contextual conundrums. Firstly, it peruses the motivational construct at every stage of development. This provides a critical insight on why corporate social responsibility was fashioned as such by analysing them contextually. Secondly, this review examines stakeholder inclusiveness at each epoch of development. This again critically exposes the category of beneficiaries included in each stage of progress categorising the evolution of their beneficiaries. Lastly, this work examines the extent of instutionalisation of corporate social responsibility illustrating the pattern in which the concept received legal and social acclamation. By addressing these three scopes, this article hopes to protrude categorically the contextual influence on corporate social responsibility so that reader(s) might understand at a deeper level the contextual reasoning and deduction on how the concept is shaped and reshaped.

scholarly journals POSITION OF CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY DURING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE “HEALTH-CENTRIC” CONCEPT OF HEALTHCARE FUNCTIONING

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Iryna Kychko ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Social Responsibility ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Healthy Lifestyle ◽  
State Level ◽  
Individual Level ◽  
Financial Credit ◽  
General Scientific ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Corporate Social ◽  
Further Development

The article considers available scientific approaches to interpreting the “health-centric” concept of healthcare. A comparative analysis of causes and effects of the concept’s development at the individual, corporate and state levels is conducted. The author’s approach to the implementation of the “health-centric” concept of healthcare, which involves attracting social investments, is put forward. It is proved that the “health-centric” concept of healthcare functioning should be grounded on disease prevention through prophylaxis (promotion of healthy lifestyle, active case finding at the preclinical stage and prevention of their further development). The research arranges criteria, principles, and functions of the implementation of the “health-centric” concept of healthcare the definitions of which are based on general scientific guidelines and fundamental provisions of economic theory and statistical science. The author substantiates that the development and implementation of the “health-centric” concept of healthcare functioning should be performed holistically at the individual, corporate and state levels: at the individual level – by changing awareness of careful attitude to one’s health using educational, information and cultural programs; at the state level – by using administrative, financial-credit tools; at the corporate level – the active introduction of patronage and the mechanisms of corporate social responsibility etc. amidst encouraging responsibility for environmental disturbances. The article proves that system application of the mentioned approaches to the development and functioning of the “health-centric” concept of healthcare is an empirical basis of the proposals for building a sound economic policy aimed at improving health, reducing mortality, advancing living standards of social groups in Ukraine.

scholarly journals The Relation between Corporate Social Responsibility and Bank Reputation: A Review and Roadmap

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 7-19
Author(s):  
Antonio Lorena
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Social Responsibility ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Corporate Reputation ◽  
Scientific Literature ◽  
Banking Industry ◽  
The Past ◽  
Critical Areas ◽  
Research Questions ◽  
Precise Relationship ◽  
Corporate Social

Abstract Over the past decades, scholars have paid greater attention to relation between Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and corporate reputation. However, despite a growing interest in this area, such linkages have remained relatively unexplored in the banking industry and the precise relationship is not clear. Moving from these considerations, this study proposes a systematic review of peer-reviewed scientific literature aiming to: 1) list, 2) classify and 3) compare existing studies. The review was carried out using the following databases: ISI Web, Google Scholar, and SSRN. I investigate a number of publishing academic works, summarizing main approaches, results and insights. I also provide a roadmap for future study and offer research questions about critical areas of this stream of research. The paper contributes to the ongoing international debates, and the preliminary results are encouraging.

scholarly journals Problems and Countermeasures of Social Responsibility Investment (SRI) in China in the New Era

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yonghogn Hu
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Social Responsibility ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Information Disclosure ◽  
Research Progress ◽  
New Era ◽  
Low Degree ◽  
The World ◽  
Corporate Social ◽  
Further Development ◽  
Laws And Regulations

Social responsibility investment (SRI) has gradually become a new investment concept in the world. In the context of the new era, SRI has such problems in China such as lack of sufficient policy guarantee, SRI awareness of investors and evaluation awareness of consumers on corporate social responsibility (CSR), and low degree of information disclosure of CSR. This paper puts forward some countermeasures to improve policies, laws and regulations on SRI in China, as well as the information disclosure system of social responsibility. This paper discusses enlightenment of the research progress of foreign SRI to China to promote the further development of SRI in China.

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